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Re: the quiddity of denominal verbs
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zmjezhd
Today at 12:47 PM
Don't you think that a modicum of verbification has added richness to our language?
Folks use language to communicate. In doing so, they tend to use and mold their language to that purpose. It's a fairly normal phenomenon. English, like ot
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Miscellany
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Skadoosh!
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Hydra
Today at 12:43 PM
Just saw Kung Fu Panda. Po (voiced by Jack Black) uses the exclamation, "Skadoosh!" at a very pivotal point in the story (no plot spoilers here). Google took me to the Language Log, where it turns out... well, if you're interested, you can read it h
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Q&A about words
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Re: Seek word
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twosleepy
Today at 12:30 PM
Okay, I forgive you.. :0) But I disagree about "pique". I was aiming at "piquing ones interest", which has no negative connotations at all. In fact, to me it's positive. The other use of pique was demonstrated by me in my last post... ;0)
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Q&A about words
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Re: Maze / labyrinth
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zmjezhd
Today at 10:00 AM
It depends on whether we are talking about real labyrinths or the labyrinths of ancient myth and legend.
Yes, a more proper question would've been: Does anybody know if any of the extant labyrinths in classical times are mazes or labyrint
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Animal Safari
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Re: Blackbird fly !
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The Pook
Today at 08:57 AM
Last word on birds. Again.
These passerine characters visit our apple tree every day. They are Yellow Wattle Birds (anthochaera paradoxa), an Australian native honeyeater that occurs only here and on the Bass Strait islands. The yellow wat
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Information and announcements
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Updated Tips for Newcomers, 2008
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Jackie
Today at 12:28 AM
First--welcome! :-)
The links on the original T for N thread don't work since Anu changed formats. I will put a few "down-home" tips here, with the idea of further additions by myself and others.
My first suggestion is to try
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Weekly Themes
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Re: Widow's walk
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Jackie
Yesterday at 11:48 PM
it would explain why they call it the poop deck Ha! Zed, you kill me! Thank you!
Luke, et al, a belated welcome. I've been busy trying to be a hostess this week.
Another help could be the FAQ next to Search, above. Thou
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Q&A about words
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Re: diabolical liberty
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The Pook
Yesterday at 10:59 PM
Originally Posted By: dalehilemanI wonder if diabolical liberty might be another expression for the tendency of the Neocons to circumscribe our "liberty" with restrictions intended to promote our comfort and safety but which in the long run res
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Re: the apostrophe as discussed today in wordsmith.
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The Pook
Yesterday at 10:43 PM
If you wanted to talk about the problem jointly owned by its and it's would you use the word " ...its'... " Or perhaps it's itses? It's its' its and it's wot causes itses confusion.
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Words and languages in schools
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Re: Valediction
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TheFallibleFiend
Yesterday at 08:52 PM
Originally Posted By: LukeJavan8New to this site, and just saw this: Thumbs up, Fallible Fiend, on daughter's feat !
Welcome, Luke, and thanks!
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Wordplay and fun
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Re: Not quite anagrams
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tsuwm
Yesterday at 07:15 PM
no, it is the The ASCI Option Red Supercomputer <<link
-joe (I think you meant Eniac) friday
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